The original Silver Queen appellation was first coined in the 1880s by town pioneers who saw her reclining across West Aspen Mountain, now more commonly known as Shadow Mountain. Then came the silver statue, and the ski run.
Category: History
Posted inHistory
Boys of summer: Baseball stoked the passions of early Aspen
During the 1880s the high number of hardy young men in town took to the new game, mirroring the rising popularity of the sport
Posted inHistory, Land Use, Wealth and Property
Portal into time: Mine owner wants to preserve Aspen Mountain history
The Compromise Mine on Aspen Mountain is the site of a historic reckoning between populists and Gilded Age capitalists
Posted inHistory
The Aspen Public Tramway: the first “bucket” on Aspen Mountain
The Aspen Public Tramway, rising from the bottom of Aspen Mountain to Tourtelotte Park, was a precursor to today’s Silver Queen Gondola, known by many locals as “the bucket.” The tramway, little known to local history buffs, was built to haul silver ore, but it also carried a few adventurous passengers.